Dame Maggie Smith is quite simply one of the world's greatest stage and screen actresses revered both by her peers and the public alike and the recipient of countless awards, including two Academy Awards, the CBE and the DBE. Dame Smith has performed brilliantly in roles from Shakespeare, opposite Laurence Olivier, to professor McGonagal, opposite Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter.... read full bio
Mary Gross is an American comedian and actress, perhaps best known for her four-year stint on Saturday Night Live. Her credits also include roles on Animaniacs, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, the Santa Clause and Troop Beverly Hills. Gross's trademark is her soft, treacly voice. Mary is also renown for her celebrity impersonations: Ann Landers, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marilyn Monroe and Nancy... read full bio
The Canadian actor, Michael Ironside, has also worked as a film director, voice actor, producer, and screenwriter. Michael Ironside has written for various Canadian and American movie and television series. Ironside is most famously known for his the role of villains or the bad guy. Michael Ironside was born as Fredrick Reginald Ironside in Toronto, Ontario. He attended the Ontario... read full bio
Mark McEwen is a very well respected TV personality. He was voted one of the most trusted people in America and was a fixture on CBS Early Show from 1987 until 2002. In November of 2005, his life almost ended. He suffered a massive stroke while traveling by airplane. After many hours of physical therapy, he is healing from the... read full bio
Marshall Faulk is a former National Football League running back and current analyst for NFL Total Access on the NFL Network. He played football in college for San Diego State University, before being drafted second overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL Draft. A few years later, Faulk was traded to the St. Louis Rams. Faulk is one of... read full bio
Marci Shimoff is the woman's face of the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Her six bestselling titles in the series, including Chicken Soup for the Womans Soul and Chicken Soup for the Mothers Soul, have met with stunning success, selling more than 13 million copies worldwide in 33 languages and have been on the... read full bio
Marc Saltzman is one of North America's most recognizable and trusted tech experts. As a syndicated columnist, Saltzman specializes in consumer electronics, Internet trends and video games. Marc Saltzman contributes three times each week to the popular USA Today blog, Game Hunters, and USAToday.com's Technology Live! blog. His daily blog, Sync, has won the award for Best Canadian Sci-Tech Blog.... read full bio
Michael Capuzzo is among the most distinguished writers in the nation. His six novels, two of which are critically acclaimed New York Times nonfiction bestsellers, The Murder Room and Close to Shore, are written by the Boston native. His books and articles have received nominations for the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, twice for the National... read full bio
Michele Landsberg is known in Canada for being a very involved social justice activist. She is also an author, journalist, speaker, and feminist. In 1962, her journalism career began by writing for The Globe and Mail. The in 1971, she became a staff writer and editor for the Chatelaine magazine. At the magazine, she was writing regular columns about womens... read full bio
Mo began her improv and sketch career with Dudley Riggs BNW in Minneapolis, where she was born and raised. After relocating to Los Angeles, she got a job at Mad TV and gave birth to a number of iconic characters, including Lorraine, Stuart's mother, Trina, and many others. Since then, she has increased her credit count with popular television programs... read full bio
Michael Ian Black is a multi-media talent who’s starred in several films and TV series, written and/or directed two films, is a published author and commentator, and regularly tours the country performing his ribald brand of humorous jokes and observations. He’s currently starring on “The Gaffigan Show,” which recently debuted on TV Land. This summer, he’ll reprise one of his... read full bio
Maysoon Zayid is an actor, writer, comedian, and disability rights activist. She is a Princeton Fellow and an Arizona State University alumna. Maysoon is co-founder and co-executive producer of The Muslim Funny Fest and the New York Arab American Comedy Festival. She wrote columns for The Daily Beast and worked as a full-time On Air Contributor to Countdown with Keith... read full bio
If you're searching for someone who understands the meaning of the word "no," keep trying because Maronzio Vance refuses to accept the word even exists, according to anybody who knows him. For as long as he can remember, Vance has been making people laugh. This humorous, sardonic, observation-telling North Carolina native refuses to accept the notion that he is from the... read full bio
Matt Shingledecker, who was raised in Charleston, started out in kindergarten acting as the Caboose in O'Quinn's performance of The Little Engine That Could. He played the role of Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Charleston Stage Company, Footlight Players, Spoleto, Porter-Gaud, Charleston Youth Co., and South of Broadway Theater Co. throughout his formative years. Prior to playing... read full bio
Michael Grasso began studying the world of magic at the young age of 9. He fell in love instantly with the craft. Michael Grasso was able to infuse both his love for magic and music. His show has a unique infusion of magic with live music that captures his audiences around the world. Michael began refining his craft in New... read full bio
Former professional football player and coach, Mike Singletary started his career at Baylor University. He had a lot of success playing linebacker and was the only college junior to be selected for the All-Southwest Conference team in the 1970s. After great success at Baylor, Singletary was drafted into the NFL as a starting linebacker for the Chicago Bears. He was... read full bio
Comedian Matt Braunger was raised in Portland, Oregon. An actor since childhood, Matt studied theatre in New York and improvisation in Chicago under such luminaries as Susan Messing and Del Close. Matt was a series regular on MADtv during its final season. His television credits also include Chelsea Lately, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman,... read full bio
Majora Carter is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, a MacArthur Fellow, an urban redevelopment strategy consultant, and an actual estate developer. Many policies, programs, and employment training and placement systems related to economic development, technology inclusion, and green infrastructure have been developed under her direction. She also teaches at the Keller Center at Princeton University. Carter reduces Brain Drain in low-status... read full bio
Former defensive lineman Mike Golic has become a very well known radio voice as a co-host for the ESPN Radio show Mike & Mike. After graduating from the University of Norte Dame, Mike Golic was drafted into the NFL, and selected to play defensive tackle for the Houston Oilers. During his eight-year football career, he played for the Houston Oilers,... read full bio
British alternative rock band, Maximo Park, was formed in 2000 under Warp Records label. Maximo Park consists of Paul Smith with vocals, Duncan Lloyd on guitar, Archis Tiku on bass, Lukas Wooller on keyboard, and Tom English with the drums. The bands debut album, A Certain Trigger, was released in 2005 but began in 2004 when the majority... read full bio
